RFI for Caribbean Survivor Response Resource-Beans

This is a Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the 1) availability and capability of qualified sources and 2) availability of capable firms to provide the contemplated requirement listed below. The information provided herein is for informational purposes only. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government does not intend to award a contract based only on responses to this Sources Sought Notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. The Government will not pay for information received in response to this notice. There is no commitment by the Government to issue an RFP, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to this notice. The Government does not request any proprietary information be submitted, nor shall it be liable for any consequential damages for proprietary information. Any information submitted for this notice (e.g. capability statement) is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552 (a). All information received in response to this notice marked - Proprietary will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Logistics Management Directorate has a national emergency response meal requirement to support 20% of the Island's population of 3.4 million habitants for 10 consecutive days during presidentially declared national disasters. This represents a total of 680,000 impacted individuals. Due to the massive amounts of commodities that are required to feed the population, courses of action have been identified to ensure options are considered to address the feeding needs of the impacted individuals. FEMA seeks to identify vendors that may possess the capabilities of being able to distribute at a moment's notice (within 72 hours of receipt of FEMA's request) to support disaster survivors during emergency responses. In the recent years, FEMA expanded its footprint of warehouses in Puerto Rico to store initial response resources (IRR). As part of supporting feeding plan, resources requested include approximately 180,000 - 15oz canned red or pink kidney beans (details in section D.1). In order to better assist in the review of submittals to this RFI, respondents are encouraged to prepare a capabilities statement and respond to the above questions in a format that closely adheres to the following: The document format shall be either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. Responses shall be prepared using 12 pt. font, 1-inch margins, and 8.5 by 11 paper and shall not exceed ten (4) pages in length, including images, data displays, charts, graphs, and tables. Respondents are encouraged to ensure that their submittals are complete and address all items outlined within this notice. Respondents may provide additional promotional literature in addition to their response as long as the literature conforms to the response format. FEMA will only consider submissions in response to this notice that are in the form of Microsoft Word and/or PDF (searchable format) documents attached to emails received no later than 12 PM EST, Friday, April 28, 2023. No phone calls will be accepted or returned. Amendment #1 The purpose of the amendment is to change the NAICS code and to change the due date for responses.